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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue; Preface; Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which direction did the nomadic groups tend to stay?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

2. What is the ruling philosophy of China?
(a) Know thyself.
(b) Honor before self.
(c) Imperial rule.
(d) Mandate of Heaven.

3. The first major attempt to right things with China was led by Britain's Lord George ______.
(a) Montbattan.
(b) Jessup.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Macartney.

4. What is Kissinger's first name?
(a) Harold.
(b) Herbert.
(c) Henry.
(d) Harry.

5. In what year did the French Jesuit Jean-Baptiste Du Halde write about China?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1736.
(c) 1804.
(d) 1793.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the time period of the Song Dynasty?

2. In the early years China often exchanged good with which country?

3. In 1820, China produced ____ of the world GDP.

4. China has produced a greater share of total world GDP than any Western civilization in ____ of the last 20 centuries.

5. In which year was a letter dispatched from China to the US?

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